English Harbour - General Info
Where is English Harbour?
English Harbour is a natural harbour in the extreme south of Antigua. Renowned as “the centre for boating” on the island, it has several protected bays which offer a variety of anchoring and moorage options as well as haul out facilities. The harbour is named for the Royal Navy, which established its base here during the eighteenth century. There are a variety of historic buildings in the bay including Nelson’s Dockyard, the former British Navy base. In 2016 Nelson’s Dockyard became a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it has restored buildings and other artifacts from the colonial period.
English Harbour is a short walk from the neighbouring Falmouth Harbour.
This port is a well-known hurricane hole.
English Harbour Entry Notes or Cautions
Entering English Harbour during daylight is straightforward if you favour the Berkeley Point side of the channel (referred to on some charts as Barclay Point). On the Fort Charlotte side there is a reef.
A clear navigation channel must be maintained from Fort Berkeley to the inner harbour. Yachtsmen are requested not to obstruct the free passage of vessels to and from the inner harbour. The channel is now marked with red and green buoys
English Harbour Cruiser Highlights
Marinas; chandlery; boatyard; active cruising community; provisioning; bars and restaurants; bus and taxi service; hiking; sightseeing.
Cruising guides, apps and happy-hour chitchat can all be good sources of information for sailors in the Caribbean. Tune into the English Harbour Cruiser Net at 09:00 on VHF Channel 06, daily.
English Harbour Position:
17° 00’24″N, 61° 45’49″W (harbour entrance)
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Almost every couple we met went together. No one cared that one of the couple “shouldn’t have been there”.
We filled out everything in Seaclear before arriving. We just gave the helpful officer our clearance from Guadeloupe and he used that to find us in the system and print what we needed. Everything took 15 minutes. Easy.
We had some work done by Cap Green and Slipway. In our opinion he is about the best electrical troubleshooter we have met! As an aside the Nelsons Dockyard marina currently does not have WiFi or showers. You can pay for a cold shower if you like but thought people might like to know
Posted on behalf of Max Terragni:
Just cleared in English Harbour. 7th February 2016
We are moored in Falmouth, we went ashore with our dinghy and 10 minutes walk we found English Harbour
The custom and immigration office is open Monday to Sunday 8 am to 4:45 pm.
I suggest to arrive with the eSeaClear form completed already, otherwise, there are computers available in the office.
I completed the entire process, custom, immigration and port authority for the cruising permit in less than 30 minutes.
Officers were friendly.